Five lions mauled a holidaymaker to death yesterday while he showered under a tree at a campsite in a Zimbabwean nature reserve.

Peter Evershed (59), a businessman, was attacked at the Chitake Springs bush camp, a wildlife viewing area near the Mana Pools nature reserve, said Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force head Johnny Rodrigues.

The victim's family and friends heard him scream and raced to the showers, but he was already dead.